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V (N0 M0de1 J. A. BRIGGS.

MAIL BAG.

No. 313,050. Patented Mar. 3. 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. BRIGGS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO SUSANNAH 'I. BRIGGS, OF SAME PLACE.

MAIL-BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.313,050, dated March 3, 1885.

Application filed December 11, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Braces, a citizen of the United States, residing at No. 4,450 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia,in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Bags; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact .description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved mail-bag with a new and original device for closing, fastening, and locking the mouth of the bag.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of the several parts, as is' hereinafter fully set forth and described.

The accompanying drawings contain four different views, Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Fig. 1 is a front view of my mail-bag closed, with the flap or cover strapped down in its place. Fig. 2 is also a front view of the same with the flap turned up,showing myimproved fastening device, the safety strap passing through the slots, and the hasp, swivel-link, and padlock in their proper places, the bag being closed and locked. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line a b. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the mail-bag open, showing the vertical slots through the flap" and mouth of bag, the safety-strap, the short strap, the metal link, and outer flap and strap.

The bag G has attached to the upper back edge of the mouth a flap, A, whicluwhen the bag is closed, is turned over the top and fast ened by the strap II to the buckle I, Fig. 1. The safety-strap O is riveted to the flap A, having at the end the swivel-hasp E. The short strap 0 is riveted to the back of the upper part of the bag G, and has on its end the metal link D, with slot (1, through which of the bag'G, and also withthe slots B on the (No model.)

flap and mouth of bag may be protected by metal facings.

The following is the manner in which the bag is closed and locked The flap A is turned down and the slots B are brought over to correspond with the slots B and also with the slots Bin the mouth of the bag G. The safety-strap O is then passed through the slots alternately until the last slot to the left of the bag is reached, through which is passed the swivel-hasp E. The short strap 0 is then brought round over the flap A, the metal link D connected with the hasp E through the slot in the end of the link, and the padlock F put on the hasp, thus securely locking the bag. The flap A is then turned down and fastened by the strap H to the buckle I, thus protecting the safety-strap, hasp, and padlock from injury through rough handling or otherwise.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination of the flap A and the safety-strap 0, provided with the swivel-hasp E, and riveted to the front edge of the inside flap, A, attached to the mouth of the mailbag G.

2. The combination of the mailbag G, provided with slots B and B, outer flap,A,re-enforced with a leather strip on the inside face of said flap A, short strap H, and. buckle I, flap A, provided with vertical slots B,safetystrap C,swivel-hasp E, and padlock F, substantially as shown and described.

3. The mail-bag G, combined with the outer flap A, inner flap, A, safety-strap C, swivel-- JOHN A. BRIGGS.

WVitnesses:

A. H. MORGAN, THOMAS 0. MoILniENNY. 

